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Twenty Years Of Reykholtshátið: A Weekend Of Chamber Music In Borgarfjörður
by John Rogers
Reykholt, population sixty, is a tiny village tucked away deep in a valley in Borgarfjörður. It has a long history,…
Tagging Along With The Reykjavík Food Walk
The idea of “Icelandic Food” is changing. A few years ago, and still a bit even today, the phrase “Icelandic…
Kingdom Come: Inside Iceland’s Complicated Relationship With The Danes
by Ciarán Daly
Writing in ‘A Defence of Iceland’ in 1593, Arngrímur the Learned argued that “we are seriously to consider, what things,…
Who Cares About The Kurds?
You cannot read the news about what’s happening in Syria right now without also reading about the Kurds. For many…
Rúnar Helgi Vignisson: “The Mountains Wrote My Books”
by Ariel Chu
In an interview with the Icelandic Literature Center, you suggest that the Icelandic population finds short fiction to be an…
Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Best Museum
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what…
Let’s Talk About Syr
by Atli Þór Fanndal and Andie Sophia Fontaine
In Iceland you don’t talk about syr! Mention the Ukrainian white cheese, and you’ll be in for a festival of…
Who You Callin’ Pony?
by Kelley Rees
If you want to start a fight in Iceland, call their horses ponies. When I slipped up and did just…
Icelandic Media “Has No Policy Or Purpose”, Says Finance Minister
Minister of Finance and Independence Party chairperson Bjarni Benediktsson had some choice words to share regarding his opinion of the…
“I’m Kött Grá Pjé and it feels right”
The rap phenomenon Kött Grá Pjé will release his much-anticipated début album in early autumn. The rapper has garnered attention…
The Saga Of Icelandic Cinema: ‘Nói the Albino’
by Mark Asch
Probably the most Icelandic moment in ‘Nói albínói’—and this is a very Icelandic movie, about Malt Extract, carrot cake, winter,…
Berjadagar Brings Classical To Ólafsfjörður
It may be berry-picking season in Iceland, but for three days this month the town of Ólafsfjörður will have classical…
From Silence To Utopia: Queer History In Iceland
When president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson took the stage at Reykjavík Pride on August 6 followed by a group of drag…
Iceland’s President Will Answer Questions Through Facebook
Iceland’s new president says he will do his best to respond directly to the people, with the opening of his…
RECAP: The Tale of Jökull Búason
I know we’re all pretty sick of trolls in 2016, but trolls were way funnier in 1260. So this recap…
Outgoing President Finishes On Top
Now-former President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson leaves his 20 years in office with very high approval ratings, a new poll shows….
Icelandic Mini-Malls, Capitalism & The Human Condition
by Werner Herzog and Andie Sophia Fontaine
For a bright moment in Icelandic history, late-stage capitalism seemed triumphant, a utopia beyond nature and need. Over just a…
The Five Gaits Of Horsepower: A Trip To Fákasel Horse Park
by Geidi Raud
A glorious, wise and spiritual creature stands calmly in the stable. His eyes are focused, his carbon-black fur is shining…
Drag-Súgur: The Queens Of Reykjavík
It’s Tuesday night and the heels are out at the rehearsal space of Drag-Súgur, Reykjavík’s latest and greatest drag performance…
Killed Polar Bear Had Newly Given Birth
The polar bear that was felled in northwest Iceland last Saturday was still lactating, indicating she had newly given birth…
Davíð Roach’s Five Favourite Albums
Davíð Roach is a vital figure in Icelandic music culture. For many years he and his friend Óli Dóri have…